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| In 1962 he "return"ed to West Point to give an emotional speech on "Duty, Honor, Country" |
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| (Jane Curtin gives the clue) I'm never "Kind of Blue" when my iPOD's playing the album of that title by this great trumpeter, also featuring John Coltrane |
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| Appropriately, James Patterson followed up "Roses are Red" with this next Alex Cross mystery |
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| Houston (also San Francisco) |
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| From the Greek for "fear" or "panic", it's an irrational fear of some particular object or situation |
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| This deadly spider is found in most parts of the world, including Australia, where it is called the Redback |
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| In 2010 this class of '74 man was named Commander of U.S. & NATO forces in Afghanistan |
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| (Cheech Marin gives the clue.) It sounded weird & then it sounded great when this Led Zeppelin legend teamed up with bluegrass star Alison Krauss on the album "Raising Sand" |
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| In a classic children's book, a girl lives for years by herself on this title island |
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| This 10-letter term used by doctors for any number of skin inflammations is from the Greek word for "skin" |
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| Common in the U.S., this venomous Brown Spider is named for its habit of living in undisturbed locales, like attics |
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| This Virginian graduated second in his class in 1829 but quit the U.S. Army in 1861 |
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| (Pat Sajak gives the clue) I enjoy the music & the message of this electropop band that got its name from a French fashion magazine -- because, you know, people are people |
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| This astronomer penned "Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space" |
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| Charlotte, North Carolina |
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| Hold on to your shorts -- this building for exercises & playing sports is from the Greek for "to train naked" |
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| Named for a predatory mammal, these spiders of the family Lycosidae are found north of the Arctic Circle |
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| (Charles Shaughnessy gives the clue) If you want to know why I love this "Homicidal" Vegas rock band, look on "Mr. Brightside" |
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| This gun-loving rocker has a "manifesto" called "Ted, White, and Blue" |
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| This pardon, especially for political offenses against government, is from a Greek word for "forgetting" |
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| Common in tropical regions, this spider constructs burrows lined with silk & spins a hinged barrier at the entrance |
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| (Doug Savant gives the clue) If my voice sounds smokier than usual, I've been listening to the music of this troubadour, also an actor in movies like "Down by Law" |
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| "A Pair of Blue Eyes" is one of this author's "Wessex novels" |
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| Portland (the one in Multnomah County) |
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| The name of this month may derive from that of the Greek goddess of love |
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| Found in North and South America, this spider is named for the shape of the web seen here |
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